Sumacs

The most common sumacs in Virginia are poison ivy, scarlet sumac and winged sumac. Sumacs grow in moist, sunny, open places in pastures, along fencerows, stream borders, and roads. Sumacs are not a preferred food of wildlife but they are important for winter sustenance.

Producers
Herbivores
Insects that feed on foliage and fruits

Omnivores
Wild turkey (fruit and insects)
Bluebirds (fruit and insects)
Phoebe (fruit and insects)
Blue jay (fruit and insects)
Brown thrasher (fruit and insects)

Carnivores
Decomposers

 

 

 


sumac (producer) => wild turkey (omnivore) => hawk (carnivore)

 

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